Mexican Food Recipes
Chicken Burrito Recipe with Corn and Chilies
Burritos are one of the easiest traditional Mexican recipes to make and these chicken burritos make a delicious dinner. The flavors are quite simple in this Mexican recipe and the chicken is flavored with corn, chilies, and taco sauce. The cheese is melted all over the top to make them hot, gooey, and delicious. The spices and chili powder enhance the taco sauce and add to the overall flavor of this chicken burrito dish.
Beef burritos are also popular but chicken burrito recipes make a nice change sometimes and if you enjoy chicken, you will like these tasty burritos. The poblano chilies spice the burritos up and the corn adds sweetness and color, as well as a good texture. This recipe is quite easy so if you are new to Mexican cooking this is a very good dish to try.
These easy chicken burritos are quick to make, as well as easy, and of course, you can adapt the chili level if you do not like overly hot food. Corn is popular in Mexican recipes and adds another flavor to the meat and chili combination. You can use whatever cheese you like but a Mexican blend is great in this chicken burrito recipe.
Easy Chicken Burritos with Poblano Chilies
Ingredients -
3 fresh poblano chilies, seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
6 flour tortillas
10 oz Mexican cheese blend, grated
2 cups thawed corn kernels, patted dry
¾ cup red taco sauce
1 ½ lbs skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cut crosswise into ½ inch thick strips
Salt and black pepper to taste
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Heat the oil in a skillet over a medium high heat. Add the poblano chilies and sauté for 3 minutes or until slightly softened.
Add the cumin, chili powder, chicken, and season with salt and pepper. Sauté for a few minutes until the chicken is nearly cooked through. Add the taco sauce and cook for 1 minute.
Add the corn and cook for one minute.
Season again and remove from the heat.
Spoon the chicken mixture down the middle of each tortilla. Fold the sides of the tortilla over the filling and roll them up, enclosing the filling.
Sprinkle the Mexican cheese over the top of each burrito. Put them on a baking sheet and bake until the cheese has melted.
Serve with fresh cilantro leaves on the side, as well as some tomato salsa.
(Serves 6)
Photo Description:
You can see from the picture how appetizing this chicken burrito recipe looks with the melted cheese oozing all over it. Because burritos are baked in the oven, that is one of the nicest things about them. This is a spicy recipe so you can make it less piquant by leaving out some of the chili if you want to. The corn goes well with the chicken and the other ingredients enhance the overall flavor. Chicken burrito recipes vary but this one is especially good because the ingredients go so well together and it is also easy to make.
